Nanofibrillar hydrogels outperform Pt/C for hydrogen evolution reactions under high-current conditions
Jinwoo Park, Dasom Jeon, Yunseok Kang, Jungki Ryu, Dong Woog Lee
Abstract
A nanofibrous hydrogel-embedded Ni foam (NiF) electrode outperforms those modified with commercial Pt/C catalysts under practically meaningful high-current conditions by lowering the adhesion force and facilitating the removal of adsorbed gas bubbles.
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